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reviewed Parable of the Talents by Octavia E. Butler (Earthseed #2)

Octavia E. Butler: Parable of the Talents (2001, Women's Press Ltd,The) 4 stars

Environmental devastation and economic chaos have turned America into a land of depravity. Taking advantage …

Feels like a history of a parallel universe

5 stars

Octavia Butler wrote with such iron-hard conviction and uncompromising vision, it's humbling and gripping to read. Her sense of human behavior on the individual and global scale is uncanny. I feel certain I've only gleaned a small portion of what her work has to offer.